OXFORD, Miss., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A.J. Ogilvy scored 27 points and Jeffery Taylor added 19 Thursday to power No. 19 Vanderbilt to an 82-78 win over Mississippi.
Ogilvy collected eight rebounds and Jermaine Beal added 14 points for the Commodores (20-5, 9-2 SEC), who were deadly from the free-throw line, going 26-of-34 from the charity stripe.
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Trailing by a point with about five minutes remaining, John Jenkins connected on a jumper to put the Commodores ahead, while Beal and Ogilvy followed up with two free throws each to send Vanderbilt on its way to the win.
Ole Miss (17-8, 5-6) was led by Chris Warren with 23 points while Terrico White chipped in with 14 points and Murphy Holloway netted 12 points and collected 10 rebounds in the loss.